Hydrostatic force Definition and 61 Threads

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/7909/hrw71431.gif http://g.imageshack.us/img255/hrw71431.gif/1/ An open tube of length L = 1.8 m and cross-sectional area A = 4.6 cm^2 is fixed to the top of a cylindrical barrel of diameter D= 1.2m and height H=1.8 m The barrel and the tube are filled with...

Homework Statement Find the hydrostatic force on any side of a bottom half-circle with a 6 m diameter with the top 1 m above water level. http://img377.imageshack.us/my.php?image=45095885io3.png" Homework Equations P = 1000 * 9.8 (mass density of water) * displacement A = l * w F = P * AThe...

Homework Statement An aquarium `8` m long, `4` m wide, and `4` m deep is full of water. Find the following: the hydrostatic force on one end of the aquarium. Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution I already found the pressure and force on the bottom of the aquarium...now...

Hi everyone, Could you please tell me if the setup is correct? Homework Statement A circularswimming pool has a diameter of 24 feet, the sides are 5ft hight, and the depth of the water is 4 ft. How much work is required to pump all of the water out over the side? (Use the fact that water...

I have a quiz coming up that includes this, so thanks for any help. Homework Statement A trough is filled with a liquid of density 840 kg/m^3. The ends of the trough are equilateral triangles with sides 8 m long and vertex at the bottom. Find the hydrostatic force on one end of the trough...

Homework Statement The end of a tank containing water is vertical and has the indicated shape (in attached picture). Explain how to approximate the hydrostatic force against the end of the tank by a Riemann sum. Then express the force as an integral and evaluate it. Homework Equations...

A gate in an irrigation canal is in the form of a trapezoid 3 feet wide at the bottom, 5 feet wide at the top, with the height equal to 2 feet. It is placed vertically in the canal with the water extending to its top. For simplicity, take the density of water to be 60 lb/ft cubed. Find the...

Find the hydrostatic force on one side wall of the pool when it is full of water. how do i go about solving this? image is attached

Please explain how I calc the hydrostatic force and it's location on the plate. Above the drawing is says: A 10m equlateral plate under water Assume 60 degrees F I clicked on 'Manage Attatchments' to upload the drawing. Give me a minute to do it another way if it won't show up...

Picture is included. You are working as a summer intern for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and are assigned to some initial work on water resources project. The department will be overseeing the construction of a dam to create a large fresh water lake that will be...

Someone please show me how to do these problem below...or at least show me the 1st few steps so I can get started. Thanks a lot. Plz help me out... 1)Find the force against the lower half of the rectangular floodgate 10ft wide and 8ft deep. 2)A conical tank 10ft deep and 8 ft across the top...